It’s beginning to *feel* a lot like Christmas! Here in Arizona, you can’t go by looks, because it always looks the same in the desert. So I guess you could say it always looks like Christmas… 😉 Anyway, it is becoming quite chilly down here. It’s only 60 degrees right now, and I’m sitting here…
Driving from Datil, NM to Camp Verde, AZ | Hiking Baker Butte | December 2024 After spending several days planted in the mountains near Datil, NM, we were feeling refreshed and ready to resume our drive West — and especially excited to return to our favorite state of Arizona! This visit would be brief as…
Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | Mineola to Dumfries | March 2021 The day after we hiked our first stretch of the West Papio trail, we decided to try out another long distance bike trail in Iowa. The Wabash Trace Trail is a rail trail following the old Wabash Rail Line which used to…
Montana Trip 2021 | Camping & Exploring in Theodore Roosevelt National Park | September 2021 This was our second visit to North Dakota. The last time we were here, it was a spur of the moment decision to change our intended cross-country drive because of wildfires in Wyoming and Idaho. While there, we hiked the…
The History of Lake George • Lake George, New York Jess: After our hike last weekend to Prospect Mountain, we went on a little tour of the touristy town of Lake George, NY. We focused our time around walking along the side of the lake, admiring the mountains surrounding the area, and checking out the sites…
Kingman, AZ to Mojave National Preserve | Hiking Hackberry Peak | Camping in Mojave National Preserve | December 2024 Jess: This morning, we left our campsite off of AZ-68 and headed West, crossing the Colorado River into Nevada at Laughlin. As it was nearing the last day of the year, our reason for taking this…